Michigan Politics
Biggest PAC in State History
By George Weeks
      In politics, money talks. For Michigan Democrats of late, there's no voice quite like Stryker-speak. Last year, the Coalition for Progress political action committee, creation of the founding family of Kalamazoo's Stryker Corporation medical supply company that has annual revenues of about $3 bil...
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      Today is Tuesday, August 14, and the heavenly blue sky and radiant sun is shining down on our beautiful Island, making it more picturesque than ever. On the Straits of Mackinac, one sees the white waves and the ripple of the lakes. Suddenly, a 1,000-foot ore carrier passes by, carrying a load of t...
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Nature Notes
Coyotes, Foxes Coexist, Share Island Territory
By Patricia Martin
      A number of times in the last months, I've been asked about the coyotes and foxes that reside on the Island. The coyotes are certainly not as visible as they were in the last years. In part, this is because some of the coyotes causing problems last year were culled by the State Park, and some left...
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Horse Tales
Island's Only National Show Horse Has Unique Lineage
by Candice C. Dunnigan
      There is only one National Show Horse (NSH) who resides on Mackinac Island, and that horse is named Navajo. He lives on the East Bluff, in a small turnout behind the cottage home of his owners, Paul and Maryanke Alexander. The horse is a very attractive and lively gelding, and he looks and acts mu...
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
New Vaccine Recommended To Prevent HPV Infection
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      Human papillomavirus (HPV) is estimated to be the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. HPV is transmitted from person to person through sexual contact. The prevalence of this infection is highest among young people within a few years after initiation of sexual activity...
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A Look at History
Algomah II Shuttled Thousands of Visitors to Mackinac Island
BY FRANK STRAUS
      A vessel built in Maine became one of the best-loved ferryboats in the history of Mackinac Island. She was the Arnold Line's Algomah II.
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